Interim Report

In the absence of alternatives, this year in the »Made in Germany« programme we are again mainly screening films in traditional genres. And it seems the short drama film is the most popular of these in the German short film world. Among this year's pearls are angry teenagers, dancing supermarket trolleys, the tragedy of being single, joyriders, and the question of how to get rid of a dead junkie in the smartest possible way.

Fortunately, unexpected topics enrich this survey of German short films. This should prove very informative for the whole audience, as both our domestic and foreign guests will be glad to see films that are not simply limited to rehashing common ideas on morality. So we are delighted to be able to show you some very special films this year far removed from the often-screened traditional film school love story.

Nobody would pretend our search was easy, but ultimately we did succeed. In addition to the ten short drama films, we even found four experimental shorts, one animation film and four documentaries. It's a fact that in a short text like this one cannot summarise all the films in a series of brief headlines. So our suggestion is, come along and see what our search has uncovered and what we no longer want to hide from you. You will discover that German filmmakers have their qualities, although they do stay close to traditional filmmaking..

But to be honest, we really would have liked to find more experimental shorts. After all, we thought »movies for Mom and Pop« had been taken care of long ago.
MADE IN GERMANY 1

Metropolis: Saturday, 10th june 2000, 10.00 pm.
Zeise 2: Thursday, 15th june 2000, 8.00 pm.

1. Hase & Igel
Sebastian Winkels, Germany 2000, 6'00 min., 35 mm, b/w, OV, directed documentary
2. 1/2 8
Catharina Deus, Germany 2000, 13'00 min., 16 mm, color, OV, shortmovie
3. Sportfrei
Anna Klamroth, Germany 2000, 13'00 min., 16 mm, b/w, OV. documentary
4. Drei Wünsche
Rudolph Jula, Germany/Switzerland 1999, 15'00 min., 35 mm, color, OV, shortmovie
5. Ping-Pong
Sebastian Kaltmeyer, Germany 1999, 5'00 min., Betacam SP, color, no dialog, animated musikvideo
6. Duft
Franziska Meletzky, Germany 1999, 4'42 min., 16 mm, color, OV, shortmovie
7. Tokyo Love
Silke Wolter, Germany/Japan 2000, 14'30 min., 35 mm, color, jap. OV, shortmovie



MADE IN GERMANY 2

Metropolis: Sunday, 11th june 2000, 5.30 pm.
Zeise 2: Friday, 16th june 2000, 8.00 pm.

1. Tschechisch für Anfänger
Gerrit Schade, Germany 1999, 5'00 min., S-VHS PAL, color, germ./tschech. OV, animation
2. Overdrive
Sönke el Bitar, Germany 1999, 14'00 min., 35 mm, color, OV, shortmovie
3. Der Letzte Flug
Silvana Lombardi, Germany 2000, 11'30 min., 16 mm, color, OV, shortmovie
4. S. geht rund
Carsten Funke, Deutschland 1999, 14'00 Min., 35 mm, color, german OV w. engl. subt., short fiction
5. Acceleration
Stefan Fischer, Germany 1999, 4'00 min., VHS PAL, b/w, no dialog, experimental
6. Der Tag, der in der Handtasche verschwand
Marion Kainz, Germany 1999, 30'00 min., Betacam SP, color, OV, documentary


MADE IN GERMANY 3

Metropolis: Sunday, 11th june 2000, 10.30 pm.
Zeise 1: Thursday, 15th june 2000, 5.30 pm.

1. Takewipe FC
Nikolaus Gojowczyk-Groon, Germany 1999, 2'00 Min., 35 mm, color, engl. OV, experimental
2. Vita Reducta
Tom Schreiber, Germany 1999, 14'39 Min., 35 mm, color, german V. w. engl. Subt., short fiction
3. Nicht auf den Mund
Kathrin Feistl, Germany 1999, 12'00 Min., 16 mm, color, german V. w. engl. subt., short fiction
4. Adrian und der Wolf
Sylvie Lazzarini, Germany 1999, 10'00 Min., 16 mm, color, german V. w. engl. subt., short fiction
5. Der Schuh
Roland Willaert, Deutschland 1999, 4'32 Min., Betacam SP, color, german V. w. engl. subt., short fiction
6. Ich treffe Nauman
Sebastian Büsching, Deutschland 1999, 14'36 Min., S-VHS PAL, color, german V. w. engl. subt., short essay
7. Nachbarn
Carsten Strauch, Deutschland 1999, 15'00 Min., 35 mm, color, german V. w. engl. subt., short fiction

All Films in Made in Germany 3 with sign language interpreter

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